To All Who Have Contacted Us:
 
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I personally checked and could not find that last name listed in our phone directory. We are still looking in directories of nearby towns. The information about the cat being hurt will be handed over to the authorities on Monday. Perhaps their resources will be more helpful in finding this individual.

Most of our residents would never condone such cruelty. Our local media has exposed incidents of animal mistreatment. Many of our citizens adopted animals abandoned in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina (a two-day drive, locating the rescued animals, and bringing them back at their own expense). We have a chapter of the Humane Society here, as well as local organizations and many individuals who adopt and care for homeless and injured animals. There is a federal wildlife refuge adjoining Lawton, the Wichita Mountains, and the rangers assist with injured wildlife.  There also is a group of private citizens who volunteer to help at the wildlife refuge.

My wife and I live near the outskirts of town with lots of open land close by. We have had many injured animals make their way to our door step. Our veterinarian has donated much time and medicine over the years to help these animals. And we have found homes for countless needy dogs and cats over the years with people who were willing to take them in.

Lawton's population is near 100,000. The smaller towns within a half-hour drive add at least another 100,000. With that many people you are always going to have some bad apples. But an individual that hurts innocent animals is not anything that is tolerated here. There are many more who are kind and generous to animals, who never get attention on YouTube or anywhere else.

It takes people such as yourself to help stop such nonsense in the world wherever it may exist. Keep up the good work, and thanks again for making this a better place for all of our residents, the two-leggeds and the the four-leggeds.
 
Charlie Clark